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720 Dunk

I didn't even know a 720 dunk was possible before I saw this. He also did a 360 between the legs, but I could not find the clip.

Clerks 2: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars

I like the part where the guy did the LOTR trilogy in about a minute.

How to make a conference in Gtalk

I think Gtalk is a great chat client but it lacks features such as the ability to make a conference. With Google Bot, you can get around this problem. You just need to have python installed and run the bot config. It will ask you for your Gtalk account information and you will be able to start having a conference right after. I would suggest that you create a separate Gmail account for the conference, since you don't want everyone inside the conference to hear your private messages to your contacts. Google Conference Bot has commands such as )names (shows the names of the users in the conference), )invite user@gmail.com (invites the specified user to the conference), kick user@gmail.com (kicks the specified user out of the conference) for you to monitor your conference.

Click here to download the Google Conference Bot.

Happy conferencing!

4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo for $60

FRYS.COM is carrying this 4GB memory stick pro duo for $50 after $20 mail-in-rebate. The shipping is about $10, so the total will be $60. This is the cheapest price I've seen for a 4GB stick. It's very tempting. If it wasn't for all my expenses last month and the fact that I don't play my PSP that much, I would order it without thinking twice. Click here to buy the memory stick.

I will not throw paper airplanes in class

Barkley vs. Bavetta

I posted about Barkley vs. Baretta race that will take place during the all-star weeekend earlier this year. The all-star weekend was this past weekend and overall it was fun. The best part was the Barkley vs. Bavetta race. I wish Bavetta was more loose like Barkley which would've made the thing even funnier. But looks like he took the race too seriously. Any way, below is the video.

Get A Mac

Although I prefer PC over Mac, I love the "Get a Mac" commercials. They are witty, hilarious and one of the few commercials I don't skip. Click here to watch all the "Get a Mac" commercials from Apple's website. You will need to install Quick Time, if you already don't have it.

Banana Phone

If you want to annoy the hell out of your co-workers, play this song and set it to repeat. You'll break them soon enough. Brings back memories of the good old days.

Top 10 Things I've Learned About Computers From The Movies

My favorite ones are number 1 and 7 because I've seen those two too many times and they always irritate me.

Via knowing.net:

1. Megapixels aren't important: What determines the resolution of a photograph or audio recording is the "enhancement" algorithm run on it. Any image, when run through the proper enhancement, will reveal sufficient detail to recognize a face, read a license plate, etc.

2. Computer screens output text at 4800 baud and make chirping sounds while doing so: Sometimes, computers can be revved up to 9600 baud, and sometimes, for instance when printing the names of conspirators, slow to 300 baud. There is a great deal of variety in the sound computers make when outputting text, though. It used to be a sound reminiscent of a lineprinter, but modern computers seem to implement a more "boop boop boop" approach. Oh, and most computers output in a 16 x 9 font.

3. All computer systems have backdoors: Hackers can get into any system by way of "backdoors" that are left by the people who originally designed the system. The password of the backdoor is generally the name of the programmer's daughter.

4. There are wireframe schematics of every building on Earth: These schematics interface with a wide variety of sensor and alarm systems. They can be manipulated in realtime and are infinitely zoomable (see #1 above).

5. Decryption works one character at a time, while the other characters cycle quickly through all possibilities: Face detection algorithms work the same way, as do most search algorithms. Oh, and every time a detail is revealed, the computer makes a beep. You know, really, most times a computer makes a partial computation, it makes a beep.

6. It takes 10 minutes to break into a system: A computer expert will first play coy, saying that they don't know how long it will take. Then, in a few minutes, they'll reveal that they can get in, but they'll need a few minutes more (damn it).

7. The US government surveils the entire planet, in realtime, and keeps the tapes: At first, this seemed implausible to me, but then I realized that they probably have a couple dozen Webcams in orbit amd use enhancement.

8. People generally keep incriminating evidence in folders organized by codename: However, they often encrypt them (see #5). Oh, and computers erase data at 300 baud, in reverse (see #2).

9. Powerful people have Webcams that record from the middle of their displays: You and I dart our eyes back and forth between the Webcam and our own screen. Powerful people have intense video conversations while staring straight into the camera and, therefore, the Webcams must be recording from the middle of their screen.

10. Powerful people have access to very powerful PDAs: The mobile computers used by powerful people not only support full video, they have acces to the realtime wireframe schematics, decryption and enhancement algorithms, and so forth. Oh, and they can read any data in any device. Oh, and as phones? They have awesome coverage.

Real Life Halo Suit

A Canadian inventor is auctioning off the rights to a Halo-like suit called "Trojan". Make sure you watch the ending of the video clip below, as it demonstrates how tough the suit is. It'd be pretty cool if the suit were mass produced and available to the public. Eventhough this suit was made for the military, it'd be more useful for the police since it'd be kind of hard to wear this suit 24/7 in a jungle or a desert.

If you want to bid for the suit on Ebay, click here.

via engadget:

Troy Hurtubise spent $150,000 developing the Trojan (apparently his family's entire savings), along with 1,800 hours on everything from calibrating the helmet-mounted laser to designing the unique, um, crotch-mounted digital compass / world clock. Well even after all the media exposure that made his get-up something of an internet celebrity recently, Troy was unable to find any buyers interested in mass producing what was projected to be a $2,000 piece of equipment -- reportedly leaving him broke and facing eviction. If you do decide to pursue this one-of-a-kind wearable tank (it can supposedly withstand a shotgun blast at point blank), keep in mind that you're getting more than just the suit itself, as Troy is also throwing in rights to the so-called "Shadow Armor" formula that he developed; entrepreneurial military contractors take note. So far there hasn't been a single offer on the badass Trojan, and with a starting bid of only $1,000, there's a chance that you could pick this beauty up for a song (the reserve, however, is unknown).

Blaster360 firmware flasher

Looks like Team Xecuter is going to make Microsoft very unhappy by releasing a firmware flasher for its highly touted hacker-proof Xbox 360. The flasher will allow you to flash the firmware on the Xbox 360's DVD drive, without having to take it apart. Looks like the sole purpose of this hack is to allow people to play "backed up" games on the Xbox 360 since it is only flashing the DVD drive and not the main firmware. It'd be interesting to see what other features the flasher will enable. Click here to read the installation manual from Team Xecuter.

The Illusionist

These days, it's pretty hard to find good movies. Most movies that come out nowadays are crappy and after watching them, you just end up getting mad because you realize you just spent two hours of your life and there is no way to get it back. That being said, if you don't want to be disappointed and want to watch a great buy cialis online movie, pick "The Illusionist". Just finished watching it and it kept me interested through out the whole movie. I give the movie two thumbs up. Edward Norton stars in it and I really can't recall an Edward Norton movie that sucks. I guess you can pretty much relate his name with great movies. Below is the synopsis of "The Illusionist".

Set in early 1900s Vienna, Neil Burger's romantic thriller centers on illusionist extraordinaire Eisenheim (Edward Norton), who falls for an aristocrat (Jessica Biel) well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), the master magician employs his powers to win her love. His daring scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti).

Beckham will play for L.A Galaxy

This is probably old news for some of you, but I just found out the other week. It sort of makes sense since he can no longer dominate like he used to in European soccer leagues (although his soccer skills are way overrated) and what better place to go than L.A, where he can be an all-star soccer player again and get involved in other Hollywood stuff.

Via Sports Illustrated:

The most recognized soccer player on the planet -- fashion icon, tabloid fixture, marketing giant -- announced a deal Thursday to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Beckham turned down a two-year contract extension from Spanish team Real Madrid, where his fading skills left him on the bench.

The Galaxy didn't say exactly what they'll pay him, but floated a figure of $250 million in salary and commercial endorsements over the five years of his contract. In other words, his move could be worth $1 million a week.

Birthday Calculator

Want to find out some useless facts about your birthday? If so, use this birthday calculator. Although the information presented will be pretty much useless, it's still interesting.